Student Association of Lecture Content with the Five Core Concepts of Biology: Novel Results from an Introductory Biology Course

ABSTRACT Challenges in integration of concepts persist among undergraduate biology students. The 5 core concepts (5CCs) of biology presented in Vision and Change provide a comprehensive, concept-based description of the knowledge of biology, summarized in five main biological scales and five overarc...

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Autores principales:	Kyriaki Chatzikyriakidou, Marie-Janelle Tacloban, Kassandra Concepcion, John Geiger, Melissa McCartney
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2021
Materias:	5CCs interpretation core concepts of biology introductory biology Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:819a440f6cf0409995791e996b3934492021-11-15T15:04:51ZStudent Association of Lecture Content with the Five Core Concepts of Biology: Novel Results from an Introductory Biology Course10.1128/jmbe.00105-211935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/819a440f6cf0409995791e996b3934492021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00105-21https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885ABSTRACT Challenges in integration of concepts persist among undergraduate biology students. The 5 core concepts (5CCs) of biology presented in Vision and Change provide a comprehensive, concept-based description of the knowledge of biology, summarized in five main biological scales and five overarching principles that dictate natural biological phenomena and processes. The goal of this study was to collect information on students’ interpretations of three introductory biology topics, (i) aquaporins, (ii) aerobic respiration, and (iii) DNA transcription, while associating their knowledge of these topics with the 5CCs. During three separate exam review sessions, students of a conventional lecture-based introductory biology class were asked to provide short responses of how each of the 5CCs related to the given class topic. An inductive coding analysis of student responses was performed to reveal the main connections students made between each of the three topics and the 5CCs. We found that for some core concepts it was easier for students to draw connections to a simple topic, such as aquaporins, while for other core concepts it was easier to draw connections to a multistep phenomenon, such as aerobic respiration. Although student connections were simple associations between a CC and a class topic, exploratory studies such as this one can be an important step toward designing teaching practices that are aligned with Vision and Change recommendations and could advance student conceptual understanding and integration of biological knowledge.Kyriaki ChatzikyriakidouMarie-Janelle TaclobanKassandra ConcepcionJohn GeigerMelissa McCartneyAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticle5CCs interpretationcore concepts of biologyintroductory biologySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2021)
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spellingShingle	5CCs interpretation core concepts of biology introductory biology Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Kyriaki Chatzikyriakidou Marie-Janelle Tacloban Kassandra Concepcion John Geiger Melissa McCartney Student Association of Lecture Content with the Five Core Concepts of Biology: Novel Results from an Introductory Biology Course
description	ABSTRACT Challenges in integration of concepts persist among undergraduate biology students. The 5 core concepts (5CCs) of biology presented in Vision and Change provide a comprehensive, concept-based description of the knowledge of biology, summarized in five main biological scales and five overarching principles that dictate natural biological phenomena and processes. The goal of this study was to collect information on students’ interpretations of three introductory biology topics, (i) aquaporins, (ii) aerobic respiration, and (iii) DNA transcription, while associating their knowledge of these topics with the 5CCs. During three separate exam review sessions, students of a conventional lecture-based introductory biology class were asked to provide short responses of how each of the 5CCs related to the given class topic. An inductive coding analysis of student responses was performed to reveal the main connections students made between each of the three topics and the 5CCs. We found that for some core concepts it was easier for students to draw connections to a simple topic, such as aquaporins, while for other core concepts it was easier to draw connections to a multistep phenomenon, such as aerobic respiration. Although student connections were simple associations between a CC and a class topic, exploratory studies such as this one can be an important step toward designing teaching practices that are aligned with Vision and Change recommendations and could advance student conceptual understanding and integration of biological knowledge.
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author	Kyriaki Chatzikyriakidou Marie-Janelle Tacloban Kassandra Concepcion John Geiger Melissa McCartney
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title	Student Association of Lecture Content with the Five Core Concepts of Biology: Novel Results from an Introductory Biology Course
title_short	Student Association of Lecture Content with the Five Core Concepts of Biology: Novel Results from an Introductory Biology Course
title_full	Student Association of Lecture Content with the Five Core Concepts of Biology: Novel Results from an Introductory Biology Course
title_fullStr	Student Association of Lecture Content with the Five Core Concepts of Biology: Novel Results from an Introductory Biology Course
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title_sort	student association of lecture content with the five core concepts of biology: novel results from an introductory biology course
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2021
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Student Association of Lecture Content with the Five Core Concepts of Biology: Novel Results from an Introductory Biology Course

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